MATCH INFORMATION
 
#68 WICHITA STATE (11-8) AT #54 KANSAS (8-12)
Friday, Apr. 12 | 10:00 AM CT
Lawrence, Kan. | Jayhawk Tennis Center
 
Live Stats: Stat Broadcast
Video: Playsight

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SHOCKER NOTES

• The 2024 campaign is the 15th for the Shockers under the guidance of Colin Foster.
• The Shockers (11-8) enter the match having lost four of their last five.
• Wichita State is 4-5 in road matches this season and 0-3 against ranked opponents on the road.
• The Shocker roster is made up of five returners and three international additions in Giorgia Roselli, Anne Knuettel, and Xin Tong Wang.
• In the fall, freshman Wang advanced to the semifinals of both singles and doubles at the Fighting Illini open in Champaign, Illinois on Nov. 9
• In team action in the fall, Roselli and sophomore Kristina Kudryavtseva tied for the team lead in singles wins with five each.
• In doubles, the duo of Theodora Chantava and Clara Whitaker totaled the most doubles wins in the fall with four.
• So far this year, Wang leads the team in total wins with 24.

DOUBLES NUMBERS

• The duo of Wang and Natsumi Kurahashi lead the Shockers in doubles wins with 13 and they are 8-2 in their last ten.
• The Shockers have won 13 doubles points this season.
• Wichita State is 9-3 in matches this year when winning the doubles point and 1-4 when they don't.
• The Shocker doubles teams are 30-15 in dual matches this season.

SINGLES NUMBERS

• Wang leads the Shockers in singles wins with 11.
• Chantava (10-1) has the best singles record of any Shocker. Her lone loss came on February 9 against Kentucky's Ellie Myers in three sets, 2-6, 7-6 (6), 1-0 (10-5).
• As a team, the Shockers are 50-43 in singles matches this season.

SHOCKERS AGAINST RANKED OPPONENTS

• Since the 2016 season, the Shockers are 21-33 against ITA top-75 opponents.
• The Shockers went 1-5 against top-75 teams last season with the victory coming on the road at then #49 Nebraska.
• Wichita State collected their first win over a ranked opponent this season on Wednesday, March 13 against No. 66 Liberty, 4-2 and are 2-3 against ranked opponents this season.

SERIES HISTORY VS KANSAS

• This will be the 35th meeting between Wichita State and Kansas
• The Jayhawks lead the series 22-12.
• Wichita State is 4-11 against Kansas playing in Lawrence.
• Kansas holds a slight 6-4 advantage in the last ten matchups, but the Jayhawks have won six of the last seven meetings.
• The Shockers are 4-6 against Kansas in the Foster era.

JAYHAWK SCOUTING

• Kansas enters the match with a record of 8-12.
• The Jayhawks enter having won their last two matches but are 5-5 in their last ten.
• Kansas is 4-3 at home this season with all three losses coming to top-30 ranked opponents.
• The Jayhawks are 1-8 this season against ranked opponents with the lone win coming 5-2 over No. 32 BYU on March 16.
• KU is in their 11th year under head coach, Todd Chapman.

NEXT UP

• The Shockers return home for their final regular season match on Saturday, April 13 at 11:00 AM at Sheldon Coleman Tennis Complex in Wichita.